St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-13
STILL FER NEWS.
Row at a Dance-- q emeral Notes of
Monday.

Monday.
AT the Msennerchor dance late Monday
evening three toughs. who tried to gain ad-
mission to the hall and were refused, tackled
the doorkeeper and were about to do him up
when P. j. Stader, foreman of the st. Croix
Post. came to his assistance and prevented
their fun. A little later, as Mr.. Stadler reached
the sidewalk, he was assaulted by all three of
the ruffians, who did their best to punish
him. Yesterday morning the officers went to
arrest the three, Ed Keef, George Rooney and
John Mcdonald. the latter rejoicing in the
sobriquet of Jesse James. The two former
were captured with ease, but Mcdonald,
being near the levee, plunged in, and reach
ing some logs, defied arrest. When pursued
by the officers he plunged in the water again.
where he remained for nearly an hour before
he would submit to capture. He was fined
$50 and costs and Keef $50, in default of
which they will fill q city cell. Rooney was
discharged for lack of direct evidence. Nc
Donald, who was released from q former sen
tence, has spent two months at the workhouse
at St. Paul and returned to his home in this
city recently from the LUMBER woods. He is
but 10 years of age and has most estmable
parents, but seems determined to be tough.
The sale of delinquent tax lands for the as
sessment of 1855 in this county will begin on
Monday, Nav 2, at the court house in Still
water as follows: Monday, Alton, Raytown,
Cottage Grove; Tuesday, Denmark, Grant,
town and village; Thursday, Newport. Oak
dale and Oneka; Friday, Saltwater town,
Woodbury. and South Saltwater; Saturday,
city.
The annual meeting Of lthe vestry of Assem-
sion church was attended by large number
of the congregation at the Uuiversalist
church. 1t was unanimously resol we'd to re-
build Ascension church. A soliciting COM
mittee. composed of Matt Clark. WIS. Conrad
w. B. Brge, d. H. Hersey and e. A. Folsom,
was appointed, and fine brick edifice will
soon rise out Of the ashes of the old one.
Yesterday afternoon James Donahue and
Dan Mccarthy, who had participated in a
saloon row. adjourned to the Wisconsin
shore, accompanied by number Of their
friends, to have it out in the good old way
with tight gloves. They had a very energetic
business time of it for four rounds, until
separated by their friends. Mccarthy is said
to have come out second best.
A Saltwater branch OF the Irish National
Land league was formed on Monday evening
with the following officers: President, Mar
tin Murray; first vice president, P. Il. Burke;
second vice president, Thomas McCallan;
secretary, John Kennedy; treasurer, Thomas
Harrigan.
DR.. B. G. Merry and wife returned from
Hot Springs, Ark, yesterday, where they
have beer for two months. DIR. Merry, who
was in very poor health at the time of his de-
parture, is very much improved.
The silver communion service, melted in
mass, has been taken out of the ruins of
Ascension church. The ladies of the church
have divided it among themselves as sad relics
Of t heir loss. &
]. G. OGorman, receiver of Seymour, Sabin
Co.. returned from New York aud the East
yesterday. Senator Sabin and wife are eX-
pected in about week.
Word was received this morning by A. =
Wing of the death of Mrs. Merritt, who was
so badly burned at White Bear recently.
Lake st. CroiX is nearly free from ice. and
navigation will be renewed in day or two.